Pastoring
Book Review: Break Out!, by Joel Osteen
Review by Bob Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Prosperity Gospel | 01.06.2014Joel probably is America’s pastor. Sadly, Break Out! pastors people to be narcissistic, biblically illiterate, and theologically confused.
Book Review: Preaching: A Biblical Theology, by Jason Meyer
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Prosperity Gospel | 01.03.2014My impression is that much—most?—of what goes by the name of expository preaching isn’t actually expository preaching.
Book Review: The Pastor’s Justification, by Jared Wilson
Review by Bob Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 2 | 10.25.2013Buy it. Read it. Give it to your elders. Then read it again.
Pastors’ Forum: Four Approaches to Evangelism Training
9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 1 | 09.09.2013We asked four churches to tell us how they equip their people to evangelize. Here are their responses. Answers from University Reformed Church, Sterling Park Baptist Church, the Village Church, and the … keep reading…
Three Ingredients for an Evangelistic Church Culture
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 1 | 09.09.2013What’s better than the best evangelism program? An evangelistic culture.
What about Movie Clips? Applying the Regulative Principle
By Aaron Menikoff | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.16.2013We need to keep in mind that we are not free to do whatever we want, whatever works, or whatever good people ask us to do.
When Is Pragmatism Prudent?
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.16.2013Finding the boundary between commands and sanctified common sense.
Confessions of a Recovering Pragmatic Pastor
By Jeramie Rinne | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.16.2013How one pastor found pragmatism exhausting and man-centered, then found a better way.
Book Review: The Trellis and the Vine, by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne
Review by John Power | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.12.2013The Trellis and the Vine is indeed an indispensible read on the nature of church ministry.
Book Review: Encouragement for Today’s Pastors: Help from the Puritans, by Joel Beeke and Terry Slachter
Review by Patrick Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 06.25.2013A troubled or discouraged pastor can certainly be enlivened by attending to these “sweet droppers.”
Book Review: Churches, Cultures & Leadership: A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities
Review by Geoff Chang | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 06.24.2013If you’re looking for a book that explains how cultural differences might play out in the context of the local church, this could be a very helpful resource.
Book Review: What Every Pastor Should Know, by Gary L. McIntosh and Charles Arn
Review by Matt Felton | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 06.21.2013This book is a wonderful idea, packaged in an excellent, user-friendly format.
A Church and Churches: Integration
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 05.10.2013Local churches have the same Christ, same confession, and same commission. Here are ten practical implications of these connections.
